Teaching Level: Grades K-4

Activity Idea
Select a book, story, or poem that you know is a class favorite, and help the students create a simple map that shows the movement of the story’s plot in geographical terms. Some stories will lend themselves to this purpose better than others (“Little Red Riding Hood,” for example), but even some picture books loved by pre-readers can provide enough material for a simple map.

Students can draw their own maps at their desks, work together in cooperative pairs, or contribute ideas as an entire class to help you draw one large map on the chalkboard or bulletin board.